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this is one of the biggest concerns for the pentagon right now. >> barbara, stand by. jim sciutto, our national security correspondent, is here as well. jim, the chinese i take it, you spent a lot of time in beijing, they are very nervous right now. they had a very close relationship with this uncle, jang sung-taek, and are worried about what's going on in north korea with this yuoung new leader, kim jong-un. >> no question. china's assessment of north korea, for years now, the u.s. has been trying to get china on the same page, if you will, trying to get them worried about north korea's nuclear program. that's evolved in that direction over time so to see this kind of instability here will certainly worry china as well. i think it will get them more aligned, in effect, with america's more worried view of the situation in north korea. remember, he's very close to kim jong-un. a short time ago you had the third most powerful man in the country deposed. that proximity to the leadership speaks to instability and that's not good for that country. >> i assume the chinese wo
this is one of the biggest concerns for the pentagon right now. >> barbara, stand by. jim sciutto, our national security correspondent, is here as well. jim, the chinese i take it, you spent a lot of time in beijing, they are very nervous right now. they had a very close relationship with this uncle, jang sung-taek, and are worried about what's going on in north korea with this yuoung new leader, kim jong-un. >> no question. china's assessment of north korea, for years now, the u.s....
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cnn is leading the way to get answers. >>> plus, the pentagon expands its military options, including plans for a long-range strike against the syrian regime. >>> and would bashar al assad and his allies launch a revenge attack against the united states? there are already reports of threats to americans. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer's off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now, president obama is heading home from the g-20 summit in russia, hoping to head off a potential train wreck for his syria policy. he'll address the nation on tuesday as congress considers military action to punish the al assad regime for that poisonous gas attack. there are huge questions about whether the president will get the approval he's asked for and whether he's prepared to launch an attack anyway. but the military planning goes on, and we have new information about the options. here's our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> hi, joe. the options are going to include attacks more rigorous than originally advertised.
cnn is leading the way to get answers. >>> plus, the pentagon expands its military options, including plans for a long-range strike against the syrian regime. >>> and would bashar al assad and his allies launch a revenge attack against the united states? there are already reports of threats to americans. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer's off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now,...
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cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence is joining us from fort mead in maryland, outside washington, d.c., what else did he have to say, chris? you were there. >> yeah, wolf, he looked emotional, he sounded emotional, but this contrition from bradley manning is coming in the final days of this hearing. as he faces 90 years in prison for his crimes. he basically started off the day by saying i'm sorry. he said quote, i want to start off with an apology. he said i am very sorry. i'm sorry that my actions hurt people and i'm sorry that i hurt the united states. he went on to say, i understood what i was doing in the decisions that i made. however, i did not fully appreciate the broader effects of my actions. he went on to explain that now he does understand that and he says, when i made these decisions, i believed i was going to help people, not hurt people. and wolf, he went on to say as he look back, he said i wonder how in the world i, as a junior analyst, ever believed that i could do better for the world than the people in the proper authority. he said he now understands that. but
cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence is joining us from fort mead in maryland, outside washington, d.c., what else did he have to say, chris? you were there. >> yeah, wolf, he looked emotional, he sounded emotional, but this contrition from bradley manning is coming in the final days of this hearing. as he faces 90 years in prison for his crimes. he basically started off the day by saying i'm sorry. he said quote, i want to start off with an apology. he said i am very sorry. i'm...
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let's begin our special coverage with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, what are you learning about the seriousness of this threat? >> well, wolf, a number of u.s. officials are telling cnn this is more, much more, than the usual terrorist chatter. >> reporter: fresh intelligence on al qaeda here in yemen led the u.s. to conclude operatives were in the final stages of planning an attack against u.s. and western targets according to several u.s. officials. one official telling cnn, quote, it all leads us to believe something could happen in the near future. the chatter among operatives belonging to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, aqap, had gone on for weeks, but increased in the last few days. after that and being alerted also by yemeni officials, the u.s. took the extraordinary step of shutting down embassies across the region and issuing a traveler's warning. although a specific target is uncertain, u.s. officials are deeply worried about an attack against the u.s. embassy in yemen through next tuesday. one reason? the holy days ending ramada
let's begin our special coverage with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, what are you learning about the seriousness of this threat? >> well, wolf, a number of u.s. officials are telling cnn this is more, much more, than the usual terrorist chatter. >> reporter: fresh intelligence on al qaeda here in yemen led the u.s. to conclude operatives were in the final stages of planning an attack against u.s. and western targets according to several u.s. officials. one...
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very quickly also changing their communications methods. >> thanks very much, barbara starr at the pentagon. let's bring back kritian from wikileaks. do you know if that's true? this doomsday insurance. if he's taken into u.s. custody, all those other thousands of documents would automatically be released on the internet? >> i have to object to this wording of a doomsday scenario. this is simply information that should be out in the public. part of it is already out there and already extremely important to have knowledge of that. there is more as has been indicated by the journalists directly working with him. and the reference that the worst case scenario is the chinese authority will get ahold of information there is quite surreal in my mind. how should that damage the u.s. or if the chinese knows that the authorities here in the u.s. are spying on their own citizens. >> well, from the u.s. perspective, from the intelligence communities perspective, they are the ones calling it this doomsday insurance. forget about what they're calling it. does he have a plan as far as you know that if in
very quickly also changing their communications methods. >> thanks very much, barbara starr at the pentagon. let's bring back kritian from wikileaks. do you know if that's true? this doomsday insurance. if he's taken into u.s. custody, all those other thousands of documents would automatically be released on the internet? >> i have to object to this wording of a doomsday scenario. this is simply information that should be out in the public. part of it is already out there and...
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we begin with cnn's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara? >> reporter: the president has made the decision to act but you're right. the question now, what comes next. the obama administration is now confirming what was feared, that the syrian regime used chemical weapons multiple times. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. rncht pressu >> reporter: pressure is growing on president obama to act. >> i applaud the president's position and i appreciate it but the president of the united states better understand just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground of the balance of power. >> reporter: the white house says it will boost military support to the rebels but won't say exactly how. a looming option? arming the rebels. that could include desperately needed ammunition for rifles and machine guns as well as new shipments of machine guns, shoulder-fired weapons to attack tanks, artillery, helicopters, and jets, and morta
we begin with cnn's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara? >> reporter: the president has made the decision to act but you're right. the question now, what comes next. the obama administration is now confirming what was feared, that the syrian regime used chemical weapons multiple times. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. rncht pressu >> reporter: pressure is growing...
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let's bring in cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. i was listening in on that conference call with ben rhodes and it started off in a coded fashion. he didn't come out and say, we're arming the rebels. he talked about providing military assistance in such a way to make the rebel opposition more effective in their fight against the regime. barbara, what, if anything, can you tell us about what they are talking about? >> well, jim, what a senior administration official is telling me is that the president has not made that final decision yet about what option he wants to go for. there's some things that i think reasonably are going to be taken off the table. no u.s. ground troops in syria. the president also not anxious, not really looking at putting a no fly zone into place, though senator john mccain wants that. the most likely option, potentially arming the rebels. let's remember that this is something that mccain himself has been pushing for for quite a bit. listen to what he had to say a short time ago. >> i applaud the president's
let's bring in cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. i was listening in on that conference call with ben rhodes and it started off in a coded fashion. he didn't come out and say, we're arming the rebels. he talked about providing military assistance in such a way to make the rebel opposition more effective in their fight against the regime. barbara, what, if anything, can you tell us about what they are talking about? >> well, jim, what a senior administration official is telling me...
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let's go to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. he's digging deep into this part of the story. chris? >> reporter: one former official told me that the background checks amassed an incredible amount of information, but it's part art, part science, and as this case proves, far from foolproof. government investigators thought they knew edward snowden. he went through a background test, took a polygraph test and sat through personal interviews. then the government gave him access to some of its biggest secrets. from your experience at nsa, how deep do they go into your personal background? >> it's very extensive. >> reporter: this retired colonel went through the background check before going to work for the nsa. and the rules for clearances don't change whether you're a government employee or a contract employee. he says edward snowden would have started by filling out this form, revealing his finances and any foreign contacts. the investigators start by talking to friends and family, but then use what they say to generate more contr
let's go to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. he's digging deep into this part of the story. chris? >> reporter: one former official told me that the background checks amassed an incredible amount of information, but it's part art, part science, and as this case proves, far from foolproof. government investigators thought they knew edward snowden. he went through a background test, took a polygraph test and sat through personal interviews. then the government gave him access to...
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>> barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks very much. let's bring in congressman peter king, who commissioned this report. what can you tell us about this, congressman? >> wolf, first of all, i asked for this report two years ago when c.i.a. employees and special forces came to me and said that security had been compromised in the -- for the movie, that people from hollywood had been given access to areas they shouldn't be. they had been put in contact with people that didn't want to talk to them. i at the time talked to the inspector general and cia to conduct an investigation. jay carney attacked me in the press room and said he had more important things to worry about than hollywood. i can tell you, the cia and inspectors general, did preliminary investigations in the fall of 2011. then they moved on to full investigations. and the cia completed its first investigation earlier this year. they told me, and i can tell you this, that there were breaches of security, regulations by the cia, that they did not keep adequate records regardin
>> barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks very much. let's bring in congressman peter king, who commissioned this report. what can you tell us about this, congressman? >> wolf, first of all, i asked for this report two years ago when c.i.a. employees and special forces came to me and said that security had been compromised in the -- for the movie, that people from hollywood had been given access to areas they shouldn't be. they had been put in contact with people that didn't want to...
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at the pentagon. first to you, barbara, with the very latest. what's going on? >> wolf, earlier today the pentagon announced it was sending a missile defense system to the u.s. territory of guam, 2,000 miles east of the korean peninsula, because the north korean regime has threatened to attack the base in guam. the question on the table, is this all rhetoric or is it serious, is there a threat. u.s. officials shaking their heads at these latest words out of pyongyang. the assessment is that, look, north korea could not readily attack the continental united states, alaska or hawaii with its missiles, or its nuclear capability. it could attack, of course, the 28,000 troops just across the border in south korea. it's put the entire region on edge, and defense secretary chuck hagel made clear today, how soberly he is taking all of this. >> i hope the north will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down. there is a pathway that's responsible for the north to get on a path to peace, working with their neigh
at the pentagon. first to you, barbara, with the very latest. what's going on? >> wolf, earlier today the pentagon announced it was sending a missile defense system to the u.s. territory of guam, 2,000 miles east of the korean peninsula, because the north korean regime has threatened to attack the base in guam. the question on the table, is this all rhetoric or is it serious, is there a threat. u.s. officials shaking their heads at these latest words out of pyongyang. the assessment is...
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barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. we also know just listening to the votes as they come up he's gotten at least four yes votes from his former republican colleagues. that's not a lot but maybe more than some may have anticipated given the deep partisan divide over his nomination. this may surprise people as well. rand paul one of the most conservative senators he voted yes. cochran said he would. richard shelby of alabama and mike johans as well. this vote is still open. what this does is put this very bruising battle for chuck hagel behind him but obviously as barbara will tell you starts a new chapter of very, very tough go of it at the pentagon. and with regard to the way he has to relate to members of congress especially with these forced spending cuts coming on friday. >> we'll get to that in a moment.
barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. we also know just listening to the votes as they come up he's gotten at least four yes votes from his former republican colleagues. that's not a lot but maybe more than some may have anticipated given the...
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but not necessarily running the pentagon from right here. he went back to his california home over the weekend. he will travel this week to brussels for a nato summit. hagel was supposed to go to that summit. and then the big question is, after that, somewhere in the saturday, sunday, monday time frame, will leon panetta just go back to california, continue to do the job from there? will he have to come back to washington? tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate. >> as far as hagel is concerned, how much grumbling, if any, do you hear over there at the pentagon, that he's becoming such a political, i guess, cause, democrats supporting him, republicans opposing him, that if in fact he is confirmed, he probably will be, but if he's confirmed, he won't be an effective representative for the pentagon in dealing with congress? because you really do need bipartisan support. >> reporter: well, this is going to be a very delicate political issue. as you know, wolf, the pentagon like, to say it doesn't get involved in po
but not necessarily running the pentagon from right here. he went back to his california home over the weekend. he will travel this week to brussels for a nato summit. hagel was supposed to go to that summit. and then the big question is, after that, somewhere in the saturday, sunday, monday time frame, will leon panetta just go back to california, continue to do the job from there? will he have to come back to washington? tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate....
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chris lawrence at the pentagon for us. thanks, chris. >>> if you already hate airport security lines, a bitter standoff in congress could make you wait much longer. l changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you're a family. get a synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation and much more, $29.95 after $10.00 rebate. if you take care of your car your car will take care of you. >>> if you thought the fiscal cliff was the end of washington's manufactured crises, guess again. just two weeks from now, more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts are scheduled to kick in. folks here in washington have a big, cumbersome word for it. it's the sequester. and if it happens, folks on both sides say it's goi
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a $400 billion price tag as the pentagon faces $500 billion spending cuts. what's going on? stand by. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. meet ed lew. he's building a space tell low scope. he says it's going to protect the earth from asteroids. >> this is the space telescope. >> that's it? that's the size of it there? >> yeah. the real one is about the size of, say, a delivery truck. so it's about 23, 24 feet tall. and it's about 3,000 pounds. over a 6 1/2-year period, it's going to scan earth's orbit multiple times and those are the asteroids it could get hit with. >> so it's going to track about 10,000 asteroids. >> each month? >> each month. yes. which is more than all other telescopes throughout history. it will do that every month. >> watch more on the urgent mission to save planet earth this sunday on "the next list." [ male announcer ] any technology not moving forward is moving backward. [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] and you'll find advanced safety technology like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. on the 2013 lexus gs. why take ex
a $400 billion price tag as the pentagon faces $500 billion spending cuts. what's going on? stand by. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. meet ed lew. he's building a space tell low scope. he says it's going to protect the earth from asteroids. >> this is the space telescope. >> that's it? that's the size of it there? >> yeah. the real one is about the size of, say, a delivery truck. so it's about 23, 24 feet tall. and it's about 3,000 pounds. over a 6 1/2-year period, it's...
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cnn pentagon correspondent barbara star is joining us. she's got details. what's going on, barbara? >> wolf, this is all about the budget politics in washington. it's been one of the major topics in the capitol, but out with the fleet, it is young military families that are already feeling the pain. for petty officer third class chastity peralta, washington budget politics has hit hard on the deck of the aircraft carrier "harry s. truman." >> i moved everything i own into storage and i signed over cust custdy of both of my children. >> this navy mother did that because the ship was supposed to leave last week for eight months in the middle east. the children were sent to live with their fathers. >> i cut off my cell phone bill, canceled everything i had, and moved on to the ship. >> reporter: but the navy suddenly changed course. the "truman" will stay put, saving millions of dollars during the budget crunch. it means one carrier, not two, in the middle east, leaving sailors left in port scrambling. >> i'm not going to take my children back and pull them out of school and, you know,
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara star is joining us. she's got details. what's going on, barbara? >> wolf, this is all about the budget politics in washington. it's been one of the major topics in the capitol, but out with the fleet, it is young military families that are already feeling the pain. for petty officer third class chastity peralta, washington budget politics has hit hard on the deck of the aircraft carrier "harry s. truman." >> i moved everything i own into...
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let's go to chris over at the pentagon. >> south korean officials estimate that this explosion could have been as high as 6 to 7 militons. the key thing is whether north korea managed to miniaturize the device, that is make it small enough that one day soon they would be able to marry a nuclear war head on top of a long range missile. >> reporter: on the eve of president obama's address to the american people, north korea sent a message of its own and mumsed its way into the state of union. >> they represent a serious threat to the united states of america. we have got to be prepared to deal with that. >> reporter: north korea detonated an explosion deep under ground. the u.s. military deployed a special plane to japan that collects radioactive particles. but the plume has to extend outside north korean air space before the plane can collect samples. >> we'll find out everything i have got to say tonight. >> reporter: sources say president obama adjusted his speech to mention north korea's nuclear ambitions, but after the u.n. called an emergency meeting, the message is already being
let's go to chris over at the pentagon. >> south korean officials estimate that this explosion could have been as high as 6 to 7 militons. the key thing is whether north korea managed to miniaturize the device, that is make it small enough that one day soon they would be able to marry a nuclear war head on top of a long range missile. >> reporter: on the eve of president obama's address to the american people, north korea sent a message of its own and mumsed its way into the state...
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he said there's going to be furloughs at the pentagon, the pay increases for the troops will not be as large as he would like, and then the president today added on to them, said, look, this is going to affect seniors, food safety, the poor. so what they are setting themselves up for is really this argument they are set to have and i think we're going to hear from the state of the union, over these automatic spending cuts that are due to take effect. the president is saying, we cannot let this occur and he's ready to clearly have that fight with republicans on this. >> panetta leaving office with an extraordinary acknowledgement that the defense department, the cia, state department, all of them recommended to the president that the u.s. should start arming, directly arming syrian rebels but the president decided that was not necessarily a good idea. that's pretty extraordinary. >> it was extraordinary. he was asked about it at a congressional hearing. what is interesting to me is someone who covers washington, it's not that there is disagreement at certain points over policy between t
he said there's going to be furloughs at the pentagon, the pay increases for the troops will not be as large as he would like, and then the president today added on to them, said, look, this is going to affect seniors, food safety, the poor. so what they are setting themselves up for is really this argument they are set to have and i think we're going to hear from the state of the union, over these automatic spending cuts that are due to take effect. the president is saying, we cannot let this...
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let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she's investigating what is going on. what are you finding out, barbara? >> so far, wolf, u.s. officials aren't saying much about this. so the question is, is it iran showing the capabilities of one of the u.s.'s most secret spy airplanes? iran claims this is classified video from a u.s. spy drone. >> this aircraft has had many flights in countries around iran. in operations that have taken place in pakistan, this aircraft has provided guidance. >> u.s. officials are trying to figure out what exactly iran has in hand. in washington thursday, defense secretary leon panetta wasn't talking. >> did iran hack our drone, mr. secretary? >> most alarming will be if iran's claim is true that it dekripted a video from one of america's most secret aircraft. >> looking at the video, it certainly seems to be genuine but i think it's a give away that you can see that the video in places is masked by what looked like frames in a glass cover. >> since it captured in the drone in 2011, iran has embraced the propaganda value, even making a
let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she's investigating what is going on. what are you finding out, barbara? >> so far, wolf, u.s. officials aren't saying much about this. so the question is, is it iran showing the capabilities of one of the u.s.'s most secret spy airplanes? iran claims this is classified video from a u.s. spy drone. >> this aircraft has had many flights in countries around iran. in operations that have taken place in pakistan, this aircraft has...
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let's bring up the pentagon here and look at this. if this represented the entire budget of the pentagon, these cuts would only about this 8% or so up here at the top. that doesn't look like a whole lot right now, but the impact could be quite large. for example, one of the cuts would be to 46,000 department of defense jobs, which would be endangered with men and women and enlisted families, in fact, facing lower pay raises next year than they would expect. what about beyond that? the civilian population, working for the defense department. 800,000 civilians could face these 22-day furloughs, a forced furlough. it's a forced vacation. essentially, they're losing an entire month of pay out of the year, big impact on a lot of those folks out there. beyond that, there could be a reduction in training and maintenance for many people. that would have a bigger impact, probably in forward bases, where people are deployed, like afghanistan. beyond that, a reduction in naval operations. and finally, a reduction, in fact, in the number of hours
let's bring up the pentagon here and look at this. if this represented the entire budget of the pentagon, these cuts would only about this 8% or so up here at the top. that doesn't look like a whole lot right now, but the impact could be quite large. for example, one of the cuts would be to 46,000 department of defense jobs, which would be endangered with men and women and enlisted families, in fact, facing lower pay raises next year than they would expect. what about beyond that? the civilian...
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let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. he's joining us on the very sophisticated operation that freed that little boy and what similar operations could look like in years ahead. chris, what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, wolf. we're now learning that the fbi used drones likely provided from the u.s. military to keep around the clock surveillance on that particular bunker. that coming from former fbi official tom fuentes who has been talking to his sources. the future and what the fbi may be able to do down the line goes way beyond what was done here. >> reporter: a little boy barricaded in a bunker with a killer. as the crisis stretched into a seventh day, an fbi hostage rescue team practiced how to save him. law enforcement sources now say the fbi built a mockup of the bunker and trained on how they'd go in. but how would they know what was happening below? a law enforcement source tells cnn authorities managed to slip a camera into the hideout. >> we're going to try to introduce microphones and fiber optic lenses int
let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. he's joining us on the very sophisticated operation that freed that little boy and what similar operations could look like in years ahead. chris, what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, wolf. we're now learning that the fbi used drones likely provided from the u.s. military to keep around the clock surveillance on that particular bunker. that coming from former fbi official tom fuentes who has been talking to his sources. the...
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he's the man that president obama wants to lead the pentagon. and while former senator chuck hagel has many supporters, even some of them are questioning his showing at his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee today. he was grilled over the course of several hours, and at times he seemed ill-prepared, evasive, stumbling at some time, and sometimes having to clarify his own clarification. our jessica yellin is joining us now. what's been the reaction over at the white house? >> reporter: there's no doubt, this was not the performance they were hoping for from senator hagel, but officials here insist they are not worried their confirmation might be in jeopardy. they insist they will still have the votes. all that said, wolf, you have to notice that this is not the type of normal treatment a former member of the u.s. senate gets from his colleagues, typically. it was feisty, it was aggressive, at times it was hostile, and senator hagel seemed to get lost in his own words. former senator chuck hagel sat alone at the witnes
he's the man that president obama wants to lead the pentagon. and while former senator chuck hagel has many supporters, even some of them are questioning his showing at his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee today. he was grilled over the course of several hours, and at times he seemed ill-prepared, evasive, stumbling at some time, and sometimes having to clarify his own clarification. our jessica yellin is joining us now. what's been the reaction over at the white...
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>> barbara starr at the pentagon for us. thank you so much, barbara. >> we'll see what kim jong-un is up to. >> really flexing his muscles. >>> they are living through a wrenching ordeal right now. we're going to talk to the parents of a young new york mother missing in turkey. >> i'll be sleeping and wake up crying, thinking about her constantly. a lot of times, i don't even want to get out of bed. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help peop
>> barbara starr at the pentagon for us. thank you so much, barbara. >> we'll see what kim jong-un is up to. >> really flexing his muscles. >>> they are living through a wrenching ordeal right now. we're going to talk to the parents of a young new york mother missing in turkey. >> i'll be sleeping and wake up crying, thinking about her constantly. a lot of times, i don't even want to get out of bed. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used...
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wolf, kate. >> the pentagon keeping a close eye on that. late word on pretty huge layoffs at the pentagon. what can you tell us about that? >> with the looming budget crisis on capitol hill, the plan is now in place we're told. and what it looks like is this. about 46,000 contract temporary workers essentially civilians, looking at being laid off in the coming days, and the full-time civilian workforce, about 800,000 people, they are looking at furloughs. furloughed one day a week off the job for the last 22 weeks of the fiscal year. that basically takes them through september. this looks like if congress doesn't get a budget deal it will hit hard, very hard, at the pentagon. kate. >> hitting every sector of the government. that's for sure. barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> still ahead, republicans complaining that the president is launching a new era of liberalism. we'll discuss if there is truth to that. and find out what happened when lightning struck a plane in flight. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used
wolf, kate. >> the pentagon keeping a close eye on that. late word on pretty huge layoffs at the pentagon. what can you tell us about that? >> with the looming budget crisis on capitol hill, the plan is now in place we're told. and what it looks like is this. about 46,000 contract temporary workers essentially civilians, looking at being laid off in the coming days, and the full-time civilian workforce, about 800,000 people, they are looking at furloughs. furloughed one day a week...
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let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. they made it official today, chris. >> yeah, exactly, wolf. and you can pretty much forget about privacy issues, where troops sleep or go to the bathroom. sources tell me, the biggest obstacles to putting women in artillery, armor, and infantry positions are strength and stamina. with a stroke of his pen, defense secretary leon panetta altered the look of the american sword. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a chance. >> reporter: panetta officially opened well over 200,000 combat jobs to women. now the question is, can they physically qualify? >> i think that it's already been proven. >> reporter: sergeant jennifer hunt was attached to an infantry battalion in afghanistan. she still remembers the six-mile runs in full gear. >> i just found that physically taxing to have that pack on my back, but i still was able to, you know, make the requirement of, you know, of going that six miles. >> a number of nato countries permit women in
let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. they made it official today, chris. >> yeah, exactly, wolf. and you can pretty much forget about privacy issues, where troops sleep or go to the bathroom. sources tell me, the biggest obstacles to putting women in artillery, armor, and infantry positions are strength and stamina. with a stroke of his pen, defense secretary leon panetta altered the look of the american sword. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat...
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our pentagon correspondent, barbara star, is joining us. what are you picking up on this front, barbara? >> well, wolf, officials that i am talking to are saying the old 9/11 era of al qaeda spending years planning one single big attack, that is over. and this new era may leave the u.s. intelligence community struggling to catch up. mokhtar belmokhtar is part of a generation of terrorists rising across north africa, tied to al qaeda, but operating in very different ways. >> i argue they are more dangerous to both the united states and our allays. >> this is an era of a new threat, a threat to western interests across the region. >> reporter: the challenge for the cia? >> we can't keep saying, well, it's just yemen, it's just mali, it's just benghazi, it's just tunisia. can't do that. >> what we're seeing is a blending of different types of operatives and groups coming together at different times. >> reporter: africa-based groups don't seem to need central leadership and osama bin laden. militants have made advances. the attack against the u
our pentagon correspondent, barbara star, is joining us. what are you picking up on this front, barbara? >> well, wolf, officials that i am talking to are saying the old 9/11 era of al qaeda spending years planning one single big attack, that is over. and this new era may leave the u.s. intelligence community struggling to catch up. mokhtar belmokhtar is part of a generation of terrorists rising across north africa, tied to al qaeda, but operating in very different ways. >> i argue...
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i remember we were evacuated from the white house on 9/11 and watching the smoke come up from the pentagon in what would be the top right of your screen there. the president in his speech today talked about the war is over. a decade of war is ending. >> yes. >> he is making a bet that america cannot retreat from the world but, heck, can have a different engagement with the world. that both changes foreign policy but it also potentially frees up resources in domestic policy. >> he can use that as a springboard to say now that we have the opportunity, we must seize the moment. he's got this whole -- his wife now is getting very involved in the politics of this. she's going to be very involved in this. wow, look at that picture. whoa. >> i think we should acknowledge this is the anniversary of martin luther king day. he took that moment to pause before the statue in -- >> he wrapped himself in it the cloak of martin luther king today. >> something he hasn't always done in office -- >> very, very purposeful -- >> yes, i think that was sort of -- and you can see the concecon -- that martin luth
i remember we were evacuated from the white house on 9/11 and watching the smoke come up from the pentagon in what would be the top right of your screen there. the president in his speech today talked about the war is over. a decade of war is ending. >> yes. >> he is making a bet that america cannot retreat from the world but, heck, can have a different engagement with the world. that both changes foreign policy but it also potentially frees up resources in domestic policy. >>...
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let's go live to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, what are you learning about the u.s. involvement in all of this right now? >> this situation remains violent and unstable three days into it. what we have learned is that u.s. air foft c-130 landed in algeria earlier today and left on board several wounded hostages who got out of the facility. reports are -- we are hearing from a u.s. defense official, no americans on that flight but they were able to get some of the wounded out. thes medevac flights are very typical, sadly, a lot of experience from afghanistan and iraq. i have been on board them. they will be able to provide trauma medical care for these people should they have gunshot wounds, stab wounds, burns, any types of injuries. get them back to europe, get them treatment, get them on their way home to their families. earlier today, the british prime minister, david cameron, warned his country more bad news to come. he expects for british citizens involved in all of this. hinting broadly that there may be more fatalit
let's go live to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, what are you learning about the u.s. involvement in all of this right now? >> this situation remains violent and unstable three days into it. what we have learned is that u.s. air foft c-130 landed in algeria earlier today and left on board several wounded hostages who got out of the facility. reports are -- we are hearing from a u.s. defense official, no americans on that flight but they were able to get some of the...
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chris lawrence over at the pentagon. other important news today, with a stroke of a pen, president obama signs 23 new executive aks. he's vowing to use whatever weight his office has without congressional approval to battle gun violence in the wake of the devastating massacre in newtown, connecticut can. he's also calling on congress to approve the most sweeping gun legislation in decades. standing at his side, four children, each of whom wrote him letters like this one, which reads -- let me put it up on the screen. dear president obama, i beg you to try very hard to make guns not allowed. let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. she was there when the president and vice president announced their plan. give us the latest. what's going on? >> reporter: wolf, 33 days after the newtown shooting, the president has unveiled his proposal to overhaul the gun safety rules and he's makingt clear that he hopes to channel the nation's outrage over that sandy hook tragedy into congressional action. president
chris lawrence over at the pentagon. other important news today, with a stroke of a pen, president obama signs 23 new executive aks. he's vowing to use whatever weight his office has without congressional approval to battle gun violence in the wake of the devastating massacre in newtown, connecticut can. he's also calling on congress to approve the most sweeping gun legislation in decades. standing at his side, four children, each of whom wrote him letters like this one, which reads -- let me...
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let's not target only the pentagon and hospitals and doctors, which is what the sequester targets, but let's make smarter spending cuts to affect everybody from all walks of life, including corporate world and therefore we can do something to give our children a better future with less debt on their shoulders. that's the smarter card for the republicans to play. >> let me switch to you, james, on the chuck hagel nomination to be the next defense secretary. there's been some quiet murmuring, some complaining among democrats, not unusual, i should say. you've heard it as well. why can't a democratic president ask a democrat to be defense secretary? they go back to the clinton administration when president clinton invited william cohen, a republican to be defense secretary. then the obama administration, president obama asked robert gates, a republican to be defense secretary. then there was leon panetta. and now another republican, chuck hagel. what's wrong with democrats being defense secretary? >> right. actually, just as an historical footnote, roberts used to be a republican. you kno
let's not target only the pentagon and hospitals and doctors, which is what the sequester targets, but let's make smarter spending cuts to affect everybody from all walks of life, including corporate world and therefore we can do something to give our children a better future with less debt on their shoulders. that's the smarter card for the republicans to play. >> let me switch to you, james, on the chuck hagel nomination to be the next defense secretary. there's been some quiet...
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you put a republican at the pentagon in a time you're trying to slink thrink the pentagon. the president thinks that will help. and the president's not afraid to pick a fight with some republicans. i think if you look at both of them and add in senator kerry, the new secretary of state, it's a comfort leave. you're not worried about satisfying every political interest group. you want people you like and you trust. >> you heard ari fleisher, our cnn contributor, the former bush white house press secretary say for all practical purposes, and i'm paraphrasing him now, hagel really isn't a republican anymore. >> well, this is a great divide and a great debate in the republican party. would he say the same about dick lugar, a respected republican voice? would he say the same about colin powell who served reagan and george h.w. bush and then george w. bush in republican white houses? thought himself about running for the republican nomination for president one day. who have views like chuck hagel. in the last 10 year, there's been as if na fascinating divid. chuck hagel would fit
you put a republican at the pentagon in a time you're trying to slink thrink the pentagon. the president thinks that will help. and the president's not afraid to pick a fight with some republicans. i think if you look at both of them and add in senator kerry, the new secretary of state, it's a comfort leave. you're not worried about satisfying every political interest group. you want people you like and you trust. >> you heard ari fleisher, our cnn contributor, the former bush white house...